Paper vessel.



S. W. MOORE.

PAPER VESSEL.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 1a, 1913.

1986, 160. v Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL W. MOORE, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB T0 -AMERICAN HONO- SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW- JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PAPER VESSEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

Application filed January 1a, 1913. Serial No. 742,755.

, of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Vessels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. I

This invention relates to a paper or similar vessel of the class that is used for commodities and thrown away when empty, the vessel having a lid that is destroyed in removal or one that can be removed and replaced if necessary.

The invention relates particularly to the construct-ion of the top edge of the vessel which is made to securely hold a lid so that the contents can not be lost, and to hold the lid even if the sides'of the vessel, by some strain, should have a tendency to move away from the lid.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whieh- Figure 1 is a side view of. a vessel with the top edge broken away, and Fig. 2 is a detail showing the edge when pressed outwar The vessel 10 is of any shape, but is preferably substantially cylindrical having a bead 11 to prevent the vessel from nesting too tightly. The vessel is slightly larger at the top than at the bottom, the top of the vessel having a head 12 forming a recess 13 on the inside, the inner fold 14 being bent down straight and fitting in at 15 to the recess 13 and forming a recess 16 on its inner face. The lid 17 is placed down in the vessel (the sides at the top bein straight) and snaps into the recess 16. he folded top is then crimped or bent over as at 18 to clamp the lid down and hold it against the bottom edge of the recess 16. The inner fold 14 is not fast to the outer fold and when the crimped top edge is subjected to a strain outward, it causes the inner fold 1 1 to be' forced inward more tightl against the edges of the lid 17, as will e clearly seen from Fig. 2.- This construction insures a tight joint between the vessel and lid. It

will also be seen that if vessels are stacked,

the weight of the upper one on the lid of the lower will bear on the inner fold and in turn pull the crimped edge more tightly on the lid 17 to keep the joint between the two tight.

This construction is cheap, and I have found that it makes the vessels better adapted for stacking and also insures a constant tight fit between vessel and lid.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A paper vessel'having its upper edge folded over to form a reinforced top edge, the top so folded being recessed, and a lid adapted to be sprung in the recess, the folded portion having its inner fold separable from the outer, the folded edge being crimped on top of the lid.

2. A paper vessel having an outwardly extending bead to form an lnterior recess, the top edge of the vessel being folded over WlllhlIttllG recess, a lid proportioned to be v sprung in the recess of the inner fold, the folded edge being crimped on top of the lid whereby outward pressure on the folded edge will cause the inner fold to cling to the lid.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of December 1912.

SAMUEL W. MOORE.

Witnesses:

FREDH W. Donna, W. HOWARD DEMAREST. 

